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    "id": 1005227,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to second the Motion, noting that this is one of the most important Committees of the House. We can sometimes go through a Session without hearing about the Powers and Privileges Committee, but it is a Committee that can inquire and determine whether a Member has acted contrary to the powers and privileges granted under the normal parliamentary privileges. Under the Powers and Privileges Act, there are certain rights and privileges that we are supposed to enjoy, including the right against arrest in consequence of a civil debt and many other privileges, which are normally taken for granted. I hope that this Committee will get to work and not wait until a Member is called upon to appear before it. Look at the privileges that the Members have as we relate to the media, the Executive and citizens. The privileges of Members must be protected at all times. We sometimes do not take the Powers and Privileges Committee seriously. I remember when an issue arose in the National Assembly and the Powers and Privileges Committee had to deal with certain Members, an inquiry was conducted. It was then that Members of the other House came to realize the powers of this Committee."
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